Chief Executive

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Inflation varies by sector, sub-sector, geographic market and other factors. Get specific, don’t use averages, and understand that inflation isn’t a one-year phenomena—think about the cumulative impact of your costs three years out and then work backwards. John Deere is reducing its fixed costs and using outsourcing, etc.

Balance Sheet 52

Balance Sheet Fixed Costs Revenue Process Improvement 52

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Skype , for example, competes with fixed-line carriers by offering free mobile Skype calls. Google has its own contender in the market, Google Voice. In a rapidly changing industry ecosystem, heavy investments in hard infrastructure can burden balance sheets and limit flexibility. The trend is spreading.

Balance Sheet 12

Balance Sheet Variable Costs Telecommunications Fixed Costs 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

He asked one former major investor for a reaction to the company’s prediction (accompanying poor quarterly results): “that the [current] market contraction will bottom out soon and our profits will improve.” I assumed you had some further cost reduction up your sleeve.” What he heard was uncomfortable.

Balance Sheet 11

Balance Sheet Cash Flow Banking Fixed Costs 11

Chief Executive

JULY 25, 2022

It’s hard to tell what’s leadership prowess and what’s luck when you’re in a rising market. You see people who maintain highly conservative balance sheets and enormously prudent financial positions. And if we do that, we can’t help but grow revenues per fixed cost. These days you need a little more craft than that.

Balance Sheet 98

Balance Sheet Assets Engineering Operations 98

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2015

market has witnessed a substantial rise of activist investors. This typically means they look to re-engineer the balance sheet to increase shareholder yield, over the shortest amount of time possible, which typically ranges between six to twelve months. Over the last three years the U.S. Example: Jolly Inc. more efficiently.

Balance Sheet 12

Balance Sheet Cash Flow Revenue Reorganization 12